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Joseph P. Kenna, MD, 25
Joseph P. Kenna, MD, 88, of Lancaster, died at his daughter’s home in York on Friday, September 24, 2010. He and his wife Marie Garvin Kenna celebrated 62 years of marriage last June. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late John and Josephine Ward Kenna.
He enlisted in the US Army during World War II, attended and graduated from Jefferson Medical College in 1948, and then was commissioned as an officer in the US Air Force during the Korean War. Spanning a medical career of 50 years, Dr. Kenna had worked in family practice, surgery and emergency medicine. He last practiced medicine at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Lancaster. Dr. Kenna was a member of St. John Neumann Catholic Church.
Surviving in addition to his wife are four children, Joseph J., husband of Barbara K. Kenna, West Chester, PA, Diane M. Kenna, Stone Harbor, NJ, Karen M. Kenna, Atlanta, GA and Dr. Denise M. Kenna-Hagan, wife of Dr. Mark C. Hagan, York, PA, six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. His sister Catherine Maurer and three brothers John, William and Thomas Kenna preceded Dr. Kenna in death.
A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. John Neumann Catholic Church on Friday, October 8, 2010 at 11AM, with The Rev. Msgr. Richard A. Youtz as Celebrant. Private Interment will take place in Saint Peter and Saint Paul Cemetery, Springfield, PA. Contributions may be made in Dr. Kenna’s memory to St. John Neumann Catholic Church, 601 E. Delp Road, Lancaster, PA 17601 or the York Cancer Center, Apple Hill Suite 194, 25 Monument Road, York, PA 17403. To send online condolences, please visit SnyderFuneralHome.com. Charles F. Snyder Funeral Home & Crematory, Lititz, (717) 393-9661
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Aunt Marie, Joe, Diane, Karen and Denise,
Joe and I are so sorry for your loss. Uncle Joe was a great man and loved his family dearly. We will miss him but know he is in a good place and having fun with his brothers and sister again. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all.
Love,
Joe and Donna and the Daly family
So sad…I loved you Uncle Joe. You’re now with your Sister and Brothers
Dear Aunt Marie and Family,
My prayers are with you all during this difficult time and I am so sorry for your loss. Uncle Joe was blessed to have such a wonderful, caring family. He was always there for my dad-even at his dying moment and that meant the world to me. His laughter will live in my heart forever. I loved him dearly.
Lisa Rahn
Dear Aunt Marie, Denise, Mark, Karen, Diane and Joe,
Please accept my heartfelt sympathies. Uncle Joe was a great inspiration to us all, particularly Greg after he had his surgery. Our "energizer bunnies" are now in heaven together!
All my love,
Jean Reardon
